Nigeria: Amnesty Is Only Way Out of Boko Haram, Muric Says

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, a religious non-governmental organisation, NGO, said amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect remains the only option available to the Federal Government to curb the insurgency in the North.

A statement from MURIC on Sunday signed by its Director, Is-haq Akintola, said it welcomes President Jonathan's decision to set up a committee to look into the possibility or otherwise of granting amnesty to members of the sect.

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